stands for National Junior Honors Society which is an honor society for high achieving students who would like to give back to the community by organizing and participating in various projects here at school and in the community. Members for this school year were inducted either at the end of their sixth or seventh grade years. We meet most Thursdays in room 176 with Ms. Manygoats and Ms. Artu (R2.) 

ARTICLE IX: SELECTION OF MEMBERS

Section 1. Membership in the local chapter is an honor bestowed upon a student. Selection for membership is by a faculty council and is based on outstanding scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. Once selected, members have the responsibility to continue to demonstrate these qualities. 

Section 4. Candidates become members when inducted at a special ceremony.  

Section 5. Members who are in good standing are eligible to apply and compete in the National Junior Honor Society Outstanding Achievement Awards program.  

Section 6. An NJHS member who transfers to another school and brings a letter from the principal or chapter adviser to the new school adviser shall be accepted automatically as a member in the new school’s chapter. Transfer members must meet the new chapter’s standards within one semester in order to retain membership. 

ARTICLE VIII: MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. To be eligible for membership the candidate must be a member of those classes (second semester sixth grade, seventh grade, eighth grade, or ninth grade) designated as eligible in the chapter bylaws. (Ninth graders in a 9–12 school may not be inducted into either NJHS or NHS, nor can that school operate a chapter of NJHS as per these policies and those of the National Honor Society.) Candidates must have been in attendance at the school the equivalent of one semester. 

Section 2. The national minimum standard for scholarship shall be a cumulative scholastic average of at least 85%, B, or 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or the equivalent standard of excellence. Candidates shall then be evaluated on the basis of service, leadership, character, and citizenship. 

Section 3. The selection of each member to the chapter shall be by a majority vote of the faculty council. Prior to notification of any candidates, the chapter adviser shall review with the principal the results of the faculty council’s deliberations. 

ARTICLE XI: CHAPTER OFFICERS 

Section 1. The officers of the chapter, their duties, and the method of their election shall be determined by the members of the chapter, approved by the faculty council and the principal, and described in the chapter bylaws.  

Section 2. New officers shall be installed at a special ceremony.

ARTICLE XIII: MEETINGS 

Section 1. Each chapter shall have regular meetings during the school year on days designated by the executive committee and in accordance with school policy and regulations.  

Section 2. The regularity of the meetings (e.g., weekly, monthly, bimonthly) shall be designated in the chapter bylaws.  

Section 3. The chapter president or other designated student leader may call special meetings approved by the executive committee.  

Section 4. Chapters shall conduct meetings according to Robert’s Rules of Order in all points not expressly provided for in this constitution or the chapter bylaws.  

ARTICLE XIV: ACTIVITIES 

Section 1. Each chapter shall determine one or more service projects for each year.  

Section 2. All members shall regularly participate in these projects.  

Section 3. These projects shall have the following characteristics: Fulfill a need within the school or community; have the support of the administration and the faculty; be appropriate and educationally defensible; be well planned, organized, and executed.  

Section 4. Each member shall have the responsibility for choosing and participating in an individual service project that reflects their particular talents and interests. This is in addition to the chapter projects to which all members contribute. 

Section 5. Each chapter shall publicize its projects in a positive manner.

 

Please contact the advisers with any questions or concerns at…

Julia Manygoats - jmanygoats@fusd1.org
Lexi Artusa-Sirota - lartusa-sirota@fusd1.org